Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atlas Way area has the 45th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 266th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atlas Way (MK10 9UG) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atlas Way (MK10 9UG), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Mews. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atlas Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyber Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harvard Way
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pascal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fensom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eclipse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doppler Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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